This comprehensive overview of digital storytelling is brilliant, simply brilliant. Bryan Alexander's distinctive blend of literary and technological expertise contributes to his engaging description of multimedia narratives and related topics. As a professor aiming to enhance students' visual and digital literacy, I found this text to be inspiring and provocative. Almost every chapter as well as numerous references in the book's exhaustive bibliography prompted me while reading to conceptualize new class exercises, assignments, and course objectives. And as a former full-time writer, editor, and marketing consultant, I can imagine innumerable ways that Alexander's ideas may serve as catalysts to innovative marketing and promotional campaigns. Highly recommended for teachers, scholars, entrepreneurs, communications and other professionals, and anyone interested in exploring the unparalleled potential of digital storytelling to further countless pursuits.

Most readers will enjoy the review of platforms not often considered when discussing digital storytelling including games, augmented reality, and mobile devices. Combines discussion of good storytelling with current technologies very well. Technologists will appreciate the chapter on organizing and structuring a digital storytelling workshop.